Brought together
By rivers ulmer
1: sales pitch
Rainbow dash was making her usual rounds, busting clouds and keeping the sun shining. She remembered that applejack had asked her to send some rain clouds over to sweet apple acres to water the sprouts in the south field. As she pulled a large rain cloud over to the farm, rainbow dash saw an orange mare with a blonde mane, she was talking to two gray stallions.
"Ah told ya, ya aint gettin this land, and ya never will."
"Miss applejack, we have other appointments today, and would like to do this quickly."
"Ah aint signin that paper, no matter how much ya offer me. Ah dont wana hear another word about it, thats final."
"Well, i wanted to do this painlessly but i guess not."
"Wait," applejack got worried. "What do ya mean 'painlessly'?" The other stallion stepped forward as applejack stepped back. The stallion was bigger than the mare, but applejack was stronger. The stallion hit applejack in the gut with his hoof, but applejack didnt even flinch, she put a hoof under his and the used her other hoof to swing down on the stallions elbow, breaking his front left arm.
"AGH!" The stallion cried out in pain. The other stallion got behind applejack and grabbed her front legs, then holding her back. The stallion with the broken arm used his right hoof to punch applejack in the face. "You wana talk about selling now?"
"Kiss mah flank." Applejack said, spitting out a bit of blood. The stallion punched applejack several more times before the one holding her let her fall to the ground.
"We'll be back in the morning to talk buisness, you think on today's talk over night." The two gray stallions walked off into ponyville.
Rainbow dash saw what happened and tried to get to her friend, but wasnt fast enough. She could have easily followed the guys, but her best friend was more important. She landed by applejack and helped the mare up out of the dirt. Applejack could barely stand so rainbow dash had to hold the country mare up on her shoulder. Dash walked her friend to the barn were she set her down inside on a table.
"Thanks dash-." Rainbow dash cut applejack off.
"Who were those guys?"
"Some canterlot tycoons tryin to buy the farm." Applejack clenched her stomach, knowing that the stallions had broken one of her ribs. "I said sweet apple acres aint for sale, but they wouldnt take no fer an answer."
"Dont worrie AJ. Those guys are gone now."
"But they'll be back."
"Well then why dont you call the cops, they assaulted you."
"Because ah dont have proof that they did this. Ah cant just tell the police to arrest them fer a crime that ah cant prove happened."
"AJ, look at me. They wont get the farm, they wont hurt you again."
"What makes you so sure"?
"Just, just trust me AJ."
"Alright."
The next day, applejack sat in a hospital bed after rainbow dash took her to get her rib checked out. It was a bad break, she wouldnt be able to work for a few weeks. Rainbow dash, pinkie pie, rarity, fluttershy, twilight, granny smith, big mac, and applebloom all visited her in the hospital daily, and after two weeks, they all helped in some way to get applejack back home. It was rainbow dash that helped the most. She felt like she was obligated after applejack saved her from the lightning storm. Rainbow dash was flying too high and would have surely been struck by lightning it applejack haddnt caught her tail at the top of the town hall. Rainbow dash walked applejack home, got her in bed, and did all she could to keep applejack happy. Applejack kept telling her it wasnt necisary, but rainbow dash wouldnt have it.
It had been almost a month since applejack and rainbow dash were alone together. Each time they were alone, they both felt a spark, like a jolt of electricity in their chests. Neither of them knew what it meant, so they kept quiet about it. The first time they got to be alone, rainbow dash sat on the bed next to her best friend. "So uh... Need anything else?"
"No thanks dashy, youve helped enough."
"No way have i helped enough, you saved my life, now i have to repay the favor."
"Thank ya rainbow, but ah cant think of anything, ah just need rest."
"Just call if you need something." They both looked into each others eyes, the moment was perfect, every bone in both of their bodies yelled 'KISS HER!' Neither of them could do it even though they were just inches from each other's faces, they were scared that the other would hate them for it, but then they both finally went for it. Just as their lips were just centemeters away applebloom walked in, they both pulled back quickly. "I uhh gota go. Lots of clouds to bust." Rainbow said with an awkward smile.
"What was that all about?" Asked applebloom.
"Nothin, she was just helpin me with the covers. Now its gettin late we should both hit the hay." Applejack snapped back.
"But its two in the afternoon."
"Oh, uhh, right, well just go play with your cutie mark crusaders."
"Uh ok." Said applebloom, knowing something was up, and somepony was keeping secrets.
For the next month and a half, rainbow dash still visited frequently, but always with somepony else. She went into applejack's room with big mac to bring her some soup. "Ill go get a spoon, yall stay here."
"Got it mac." They said in unison. Rainbow looked at her friend and calmly said, "Look, about the night we almost, ya know. I want to apologize."
"Ya dont have to say sorry, you didnt do anything wrong."
"Yeah but i shouldn have done that with your sister home. She could have caught us."
"Its ok, dont worry."